No, that is J Powell.
Hinty is the one with the designer stubble, the polished teeth and the W. C Fields (i've had too much to drink) cheeks.
Wrong on several counts, though not, of course, the one that identifies Mr Powell as Mr Powell and not Mr Powell as not Mr Powell. No one has designed my stubble, only my dentist (whom I do not visit dfaily) polishes my teeth and, amusing though your W. C. Fields reference may seem, my cheeks reveal nothing of my liquid intake, since at the time of that photograph, I had consumed very little liquid of any kind - even water (of which I did consume a reasonable amount during that evening).
Thal, of course, cannot be seen in that photograph and therefore cannot be analysed and assessed as a consequence, BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ATTEND THE CONCERT (and never mind the question of whether or not he might have been invited to the social event following it, there were also numerous photographs of the concert itself at which, of course, he also failed to appear.
Never mind. The performances of the three pieces on the programme that evening - Chopin's
Polonaise-Fantaisie and Beethoven's Op. 109 Sonata in the first half, which incredibly daunting beginning your 'umble servant had to try to follow in the second half with the world première of his
Sequentia Claviensis - were all absolutely outstanding; no praise can be high enough for Mr Powell's extraordinary playing on that occasion. Sorry you missed it all, Thal, "old chap"...
Best,
Alistair
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